Childhood friends Katherine Hill and Michele Poole have always had two passions: the Florida Panhandle and real estate. In summer 2020, the friends—and their husbands—decided to go “all in” and build ...

The property boasts a storied past, from vaudeville magnate E. Thomas Beatty to the late Brig. Gen. Albin F. Irzyk, who died in the home at the age of 101.

Like a lot of San Antonio families, Sandra Grist, her late husband and their daughters often vacationed in Port Aransas, staying in rentals decorated in kitschy beach house cliches. In other words, ...